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Legislature
- English… Shura Council shall be established to exercise the tasks entrusted to it, according to this Law and the Basic Law of Governance while adhering to Quran and the Path (Sunnah) of his Messenger (PBUH), maintaining brotherly ties and cooperating unto righteousness and piety. (Shura Council Law, Art. 1)
- Arabic… يُنشأ مجلس الشّورى ويمارس المهام المنوطة به، وفقاً لهذا النظام والنظام الأساسي للحكم، ملتزماً بكتاب الله وسنة رسوله، محافظاً على روابط الأخوة والتعاون على البرّ والتقوى. ( نظام مجلس الشّورى، المادّة 1)
Legislature
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election to the national Assembly if he or she—
(a) is a citizen of The Gambia;
(b) has attained the age of twenty-one years;
(c) has been ordinarily resident in the constituency for a period of at least one year prior to nomination day;
(d) is able to speak the English Language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to take part in the proceedings of the National Assembly;
(e) has made such declaration of his or her assets to the Independent Electoral Commission as is required in accordance with section 43.
(2) The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of Subsection (1) shall apply to a nominated candidate who shall also be required to make a declaration of his assets to the Independent Electoral Commission. (Sec. 89)
Legislature
- English
The All-Belarusian People's Assembly is the highest representative body of the people's power of the Republic of Belarus which determines the strategic directions of the development for society and the state, that ensures the inviolability of the constitutional system, the continuity of generations and civil accord. (Art. 891)
- Belarusian
Усебеларускі народны сход – найвышэйшы прадстаўнічы орган народаўладдзя Рэспублікі Беларусь, які вызначае стратэгічныя напрамкі развіцця грамадства і дзяржавы, забяспечвае непахіснасць канстытуцыйнага ладу, пераемнасць пакаленняў і грамадзянскую згоду. (Артыкул 891)
- Russian
Всебелорусское народное собрание – высший представительный орган народовластия Республики Беларусь, определяющий стратегические направления развития общества и государства, обеспечивающий незыблемость конституционного строя, преемственность поколений и гражданское согласие. (Статья 891)
Legislature
- EnglishA decree taken in the Council of Ministers establishes the number of members of the National Assembly, the distribution of the seats on the whole of the national territory as well as the divisions of the electoral circumscriptions. (Art. 70)
- FrenchUn décret pris en Conseil des Ministres fixe le nombre des membres de l’Assemblée Nationale, la répartition des sièges sur l’ensemble du territoire national ainsi que le découpage des circonscriptions électorales. (Art. 70)
Legislature
- English
The Riksdag is appointed by means of free, secret and direct elections.
Voting in such elections is by party, with an option for the voter to express a personal preference vote. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 3, Art. 1) - Swedish
Riksdagen utses genom fria, hemliga och direkta val.
Vid sådant val sker röstning på parti med möjlighet för väljarna att lämna särskild personröst. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 3 kap, 1§)
Legislature
- English(1) There shall be a Parliament of Ghana which shall consist of not less than one hundred and forty elected members.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the legislative power of Ghana shall be vested in Parliament and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution. (Art. 93)
Legislature
- English
The organization and the functioning of the National People’s Assembly and of the Council of the Nation, as well as the functional relations between the Chambers of the Parliament and the Government, are established by an organic law
… (Art. 135) - Arabic
يـحدّد قانون عضويّ تنظيم المجلس الشّعبيّ الوطنيّ ومجلس الأمّة، وعملهما، وكذا العلاقات الوظيفيّة بينهما وبين الحكومة. يحدّد القانون ميزانيّة الغرفتين.
… (المادة 135) - French
L’organisation et le fonctionnement de l’Assemblée Populaire Nationale et du Conseil de la Nation, ainsi que les relations fonctionnelles entre les chambres du Parlement et le Gouvernement, sont fixés par une loi organique.
… (Art. 135)
Legislature
- English(1) The House shall consist of—
(a) such number of Representatives as corresponds with the number of constituencies for the time being established in accordance with the provisions of section 57 of this Constitution, who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 33 of this Constitution;
(b) nine Senators appointed or elected in accordance with the provisions of section 34 of this Constitution.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
- English…
2. Each constituency shall freely elect any person, subject to this Constitution and an Act of Parliament, to represent it as a member of the National Assembly in such manner as may be prescribed by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament. (Sec. 62)
Legislature
- English1. A candidate for membership of the National Legislature shall:
a. be a South Sudanese;
b. be at least twenty-one years of age;
c. be of sound mind;
d. be literate; and
e. not have been convicted during the last seven years of an offence involving honesty or moral turpitude.
… (Art. 62)